Joburg Water scaling up restrictions for various parts of the city
The city is already on level 1 water restrictions with some Johannesburg residents told to brace themselves for continued water throttling.
Joburg Water was joined by the JMPD in a planned operation to disconnect illegal connections in Phumlanqashi in Lenasia. This is to address unauthorised connections to the city’s water network, which are also a major contributor to water losses. Picture: @JHBWater/ X.
JOHANNESBURG – Joburg Water is scaling up water restrictions for residents.
The city is already on level 1 water restrictions with some Johannesburg residents told to brace themselves for continued water throttling.
Joburg Water has been battling to provide water since its bulk supplier Rand Water reduced supply to the entity due to overconsumption, hundreds of leaks and poor structural maintenance, costing the city billions of litres.
Spokesperson Nondumiso Mabuza explains: “We will be scaling up restrictions to ensure that we manage our capacity as well as supply. So we are still going to be throttling around the clock for various systems in the city.”